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There are a handful of promo cards for Ascension that can be purchased throughout the internet. Here’s a list of the cards and some locations to find them!

Most can be found at the Ascension website. Go to http://www.ascensiongame.com and click on the Purchase tab. Scroll down slightly to the list of Promo cards. Gary Games sells the promo cards for around $2 each. They can really add to the game!

Other than the individual promo cards, you can also purchase promo sets such as the Leprechaun Pack which contain multiple cards. These sets can also add a new layer of strategy to game play.

LIST OF PROMO CARDS FROM ASCENSIONGAME.COM:

Vedah, Sage of Swords: Hero – Reveal top card of center deck. Draw it or defeat it. (Currently Sold Out)

Pathwarden: Hero – Gain 2 Runes. You may spend Runes as though they are Military this turn. (Currently Sold Out)

Deep Drone: Hero – Gain 2 Runes. The next construct purchased this turn can be put directly into play. (Currently Sold Out)

Kythis, the Gatekeeper: Monster – (Fate: When Kythis enters play, place the next card in the center deck face down underneath Kythis. When Kythis is banished, replace him with that card) Reward: Gain 5 Honor and Acquire or Defeat the card beneath him. (Currently Sold Out)

Void Mesmer: Hero – Gain 2 Military. The next time you defeat a monster this turn, you may acquire a hero of equal or less cost. (Currently In Stock)

Nethersnare: Construct – Once per turn if there is no monster under this, you may put a monster from the center row underneath it. You may defeat monsters under this as if they were in the center row. When Nethersnare leaves play, put any monster under it on top of the center deck. (Currently In Stock)

Leprechaun Pack: Hero & Construct Combo (Comes with 3 Leprechauns and 9 Pots of Gold) – Leprechaun gains 2 runes, and acquires a Pot of Gold (Pot of Gold can be taken from other players); Pot of Gold allows you to draw a card when played, and when you play a Leprechaun you gain 1 Honor. (Currently In Stock)

Journeyman Sage: Hero – (Fate: When this enters the Center Row, each player may banish a hero in their hand to acquire a Mystic or Heavy Infantry and place it in their hand.) Banish a hero in your hand, if you do then acquire a hero with an honor value up to one more of the banished card and put it in your hand. (Currently In Stock)

Control Room: Construct – Once per turn you may put a Mechana Construct you control on top of the center deck. If you do acquire a Mechana Contruct from the center row and put it in your hand. (Currently In Stock)

LIST OF OTHER PROMO CARDS:

Rat King Pack: Monsters (Comes with 2 Rat Kings and 10 Giant Rats) Rat King – (Fate: When Rat King enters the center row, place a Giant Rat on top of each other card in the center row) Reward – Gain 4 Honor and defeat all Giant Rats in play. Giant Rat – (Fate: Any card under a Giant Rat may not be defeated or acquired until the Giant Rat is defeated or banished) Reward – Gain 1 Honor (Can be purchased from Board Game Geek’s store for $5)

Vortex: Monster – Gain 4 Honor. Flip this card on to the center row from a height of at least one foot. Once it lands, choose a card it touches. You may acquire or defeat that card. (Check Ebay. I’ve seen plenty for sale there.)

With Chronicle of the Godslayer, Return of the Fallen, and Storm of Souls, there are a plethora of cards to choose from. The beauty of the game is that you can mix and match the cards that are available in the center deck. Play around with different combinations to give the game some added flavor from time to time.

One such idea that we use in my gaming group is to take one of each card from all three sets and put it in the center deck. This means that there are no duplicates of constructs, heroes, or monsters. It makes certain cards even more valuable to specific strategies and can really make the game very interesting when trying to pursue a certain deck type.

I’ve seen other center deck setups that go heavier on constructs or monsters just to add a new twist to how the game plays out. Essentially, you have the freedom to do whatever you choose, which gives this game such a high value of replayability.